Publications
316 citations, H-index: 10 (Google Scholar, March 2026)
Peer-Reviewed Articles (18)
- Getz, L.J.*, Qian, A.L.*, Liu, Y.V., Fairburn, S.R., Butt, M.S., Lee, Y-J., Weigele, P.R., Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2026). "Antiviral defence is a conserved function of diverse DNA glycosylases" Nature Microbiology. (Under Revision)
- Patel, P.H., McCarthy, M., Taylor, V.L., Cole, G., Zhang, C., Edghill, M., Getz, L.J., Fung, B., Moraes, T.F., Davidson, A.R., Norris, M.J.^#^, Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2026). "A pore-forming antiphage defence is activated by oligomeric phage proteins" Nature. DOI
- Serrador, D., Getz, L.J., Cao, K.Y., Campbell, J.R., Kaul, R., Navarre, W.W.^#^ (2025). "Complete genome sequences of six Lactobacillus iners strains isolated from Kenyan women" Microbiology Resource Announcements. DOI
- Serrador, D., Campbell, J.R., Getz, L.J., Cheung, D., Shefraw, G., Kaul, R., Navarre, W.W.^#^ (2025). "Practical media formulations for rapid growth of Lactobacillus iners and other vaginal bacteria" Applied and Environmental Microbiology. DOI
- Getz, L.J.*, Patel, P.*, Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2025). "A Solution to the Post-Antibiotic Era: Phages as Precision Medicine" Current Opinion in Microbiology. DOI
- Getz, L.J.*, Robinson, O.*, Thomas, N.A.^#^ (2025). "Functional genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness" PLoS Genetics. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Fairburn, S.R., Liu, Y.V., Qian, A.L., Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2025). "Integrons are anti-phage defence libraries in Vibrio parahaemolyticus" Nature Microbiology. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2024). "Diverse anti-phage defences are widespread among prophages and mobile genetic elements" Annual Reviews of Virology. DOI
- Patel, P.H., Taylor, V.L., Zhang, C., Getz, L.J., Fitzpatrick, A.D., Davidson, A.R., Maxwell, K.L.^#^ (2024). "Anti-phage defence through inhibition of virion assembly" Nature Communications. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Brown, J.M., Sobot, L., Chow, A., Mahendrarajah, J., Thomas, N.A.^#^ (2023). "Attenuation of a DNA Cruciform by a Conserved Regulator Directs T3SS-1 Mediated Virulence in Vibrio parahaemolyticus" Nucleic Acids Research. DOI
- Getz, L.J.*, Kratzer, K.*, Peterlini, T., Masson, J-Y.^#^, Dellaire, G.^#^ (2021). "Addressing the dark matter of gene therapy: technical and ethical barriers to clinical application" Human Genetics. DOI
- Getz, L.J.^#^, Dellaire, G.^#^ (2020). "Back to Basics: Application of the 4-principle approach to bioethics to heritable genome editing" Science and Engineering Ethics. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Runté, C., Rainey, J., Thomas, N.A.^#^ (2019). "Tyrosine phosphorylation as a widespread regulatory mechanism in prokaryotes" Journal of Bacteriology. DOI
- Thornbury, M.*, Sicheri, J.*, Slaine, P.D., Getz, L.J., Finlayson-Trick, E.C.L., Cook, J., Guinard, C., Boudreau, N., Jakeman, D., Rohde, J.R., McCormick, C.^#^ (2018). "Characterization of novel lignocellulose-degrading enzymes from the porcupine microbiome using synthetic metagenomics" PLoS One. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Dellaire, G. (2018). "Angels and Devils: Dual-Use in Biotechnology" Trends in Biotechnology. DOI
- Runté, C., Jain, U., Getz, L.J., Secord, S., Kuwae, A., Abe, A., Leblanc, J., Stadnyk, A.W., Kaper, J.B., Hansen, A.M., Thomas, N.A.^#^ (2018). "Tandem tyrosine phosphosites in the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli chaperone CesT are required for differential type III effector translocation and virulence" Molecular Microbiology. DOI
- Getz, L.J., Thomas, N.A.^#^ (2018). "The Transcriptional Regulator HlyU is a Positive Regulator for Expression of exsA Leading to Type III Secretion System-1 Activation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus" Journal of Bacteriology. DOI
- Finlayson-Trick, E.C.L.*, Getz, L.J.*, Slaine, P.D.*, Thornbury, M., Lamourerux, E., Cook, J., Langille, M.G.I., Murray, L.E., McCormick, C., Rohde, J.R., Cheng, Z.^#^ (2017). "Taxonomic differences of gut microbiomes drive cellulolytic enzymatic potential within hind-gut fermenting mammals" PLoS One. DOI
Commentaries & Correspondence (20)
- Getz, L.J. (2024). "Data Collection Bolsters Inclusivity of 2SLGBTQIA+ Scientists" American Society for Microbiology.
- de Oliveira, B.F.R., Getz, L.J., Pérez-López, E. (2023). "The Pride in Microbiology Network: empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ microbiologists" Applied Microbiology International's The Microbiologist.
- Getz, L.J., de Oliveira, B.F.R., Pérez-López, E. (2023). "We need a Pride in Microbiology Network" Nature Microbiology.
- Qaiser, F., Laventure, A., Rilling, M., King, M., Johnson, C., Jakac-Sinclair, N., Getz, L.J., Cartile, A., Boulanger, M.E., Ammendolia, J. (2023). "When youth voices are heard, science shines brighter" University Affairs.
- Baylis, F., Getz, L.J. (2021). "Challenge studies for COVID-19: Now is still not the time" JME Blog.
- Getz, L.J., Baylis, F. (2021). "Challenge studies for COVID-19: Now is not the time" JME Blog.
- Getz, L.J., Baylis, F. (2020). "Canada should reject the idea of deliberately infecting vaccine volunteers" PolicyOptions.ca.
- Baylis, F., Getz, L.J. (2020). "Why federal government should reject human challenge trials for COVID-19 vaccine" CBC Opinion.
- Qaiser, F., Morriseau, T., Rilling, M., Cartile, A., Sung, M., Getz, L.J., Boulanger, M-E. (2020). "Envisioning A Post-Pandemic Future in the Canadian Science Community: A Youth Perspective" Canadian Science Policy Conference 2020.
- Baylis, F., Getz, L.J. (2020). "Rush to risky challenge trials is unethical" HealthyDebate.ca.
- Getz, L.J. (2020). "Rushing coronavirus vaccines and treatments could do more harm than good" TheConversation.ca. (Republished in Everything Zoomer and Dal News)
- Kofler, N., Getz, L.J., Baylis, F., Dellaire, G. (2019). "Genetically modifying mosquitoes to control the spread of disease carries unknown risks" TheConversation.ca. (Republished in Salon, HalifaxToday.ca, SaltWire Newspapers, and Gannett Newspapers)
- Getz, L.J., Dellaire, G. (2019). "Moratorium on Human Genome Editing: Time to Get It Right" The Hastings Center Forum Blog.
- Getz, L.J., Dellaire, G. (2019). "CRISPR gene editing: Why we need Slow Science" TheConversation.ca.
- Getz, L.J. (2019). "The 'Value' of Consumer DNA Sequencing" Impact Ethics at Novel Tech Ethics.
- Getz, L.J., Dellaire, G., Baylis, F. (2018). "Jiankui He: A Sorry Tale of High-Stakes Science" The Hastings Center Forum Blog.
- Baylis, F., Dellaire, G., Getz, L.J. (2018). "Why we are not ready for genetically designed babies" TheConversation.ca. (Reprinted in National Post and Halifax Chronicle Herald)
- Getz, L.J. (2018). "Thicker Than Water: Slow Movement on Blood Policy" Impact Ethics at Novel Tech Ethics.
- Getz, L.J. (2018). "The Privacy Implications of Human DNA Sequencing" Impact Ethics at Novel Tech Ethics.
- Getz, L.J. (2017). "A Reflection on Blood Donation Policy in Canada" Impact Ethics at Novel Tech Ethics. (Reprinted at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Bioethics Blog)
Pre-Prints (5)
- Getz, L.J.*, Qian, A.L.*, Liu, Y.V., Fairburn, S.R., Butt, M.S., Lee, Y-J., Weigele, P.R., Maxwell, K.L. (2025). "Antiviral defence is a conserved function of diverse DNA glycosylases" BioRxiv.
- Getz, L.J.*, Robinson, O.*, Thomas, N.A. (2024). "Functional Genomics of chitin degradation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus reveals finely integrated metabolic contributions to support environmental fitness" BioRxiv.
- Getz, L.J., Brown, J.M., Sobot, L., Chow, A., Mahendrarajah, J., Thomas, N.A. (2022). "Attenuation of a DNA Cruciform by a Conserved Regulator Directs T3SS-1 mediated virulence in Vibrio parahaemolyticus" BioRxiv.
- Thornbury, M.*, Sicheri, J.*, Slaine, P., Getz, L.J., Finlayson-Trick, E., Cook, J., Guinard, C., Boudreau, N., Jakeman, D., Rohde, J., McCormick, C. (2018). "Discovery and Characterization of Novel Lignocellulose-Degrading Enzymes from the Porcupine Microbiome" BioRxiv.
- Runté, C., Jain, U., Getz, L.J., Secord, S., Kuwae, A., Abe, A., Leblanc, J., Stadnyk, A.W., Kaper, J.B., Hansen, A.M., Thomas, N.A. (2018). "Tandem tyrosine residues in the EPEC multicargo chaperone CesT support differential type III effector translocation and early host colonization" BioRxiv.
Presentations
Invited Talks (8)
Phage Therapy: Solutions in a Post-Antibiotic Era
2nd Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium
Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON • November 2023
2023 Connell Award for Best All Round Post Doctoral Fellow Award Talk
Annual Biochemistry Retreat 2023
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON • October 2023
Pride in Microbiology, A Community Resource Also for Plant Biologists
Canadian Society of Plant Biology Annual Meeting
Université Laval, Quebec City, QC • June 2023
2022 Armand Frappier Outstanding Graduate Student Award - Attenuation of DNA Cruciform Structures by a Conserved Regulator Directs Virulence Gene Expression in Pandemic Vibrio
71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON • June 2022
2022 Al Downe Memorial Lecture - Editing Nature: Genetically Modified Mosquitoes and a Case for Slow Science
Al Downe Memorial Lecture
Queen's University, Kingston, ON • March 2022
Transposon Sequencing: Functional Genomics for Probing Bacterial Pathogenesis
Genomics in Medicine - Emerging Technologies and Bioinformatic Challenges
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS • December 2019
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and infection: A complex relationship between environment and host
Graduate Student Research Day Excellence in Research Award Keynote
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS • May 2019
The Multimodal Lifestyle of Marine Vibrio
Natural History Museum Life Science Seminar Series
Natural History Museum, London, UK • January 2019
Oral Presentations (14)
Integrons are Anti-Phage Defence Libraries in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
June 2025 73rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — Montreal, QC
Awarded Knowles Postdoctoral Research Award Vibrio parahaemolyticus integrons encode novel antiphage defences
October 2024 Vibrio2024: The International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios — Lima, Peru
DNA Cruciforms Regulate Virulence Gene Expression in Pathogenic Vibrio Species
June 2021 70th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — Remote
Awarded CCM Student Symposium Award Build Back Better: The Chief Science Advisor's Youth Council's Roundtables to Envision A Post-Pandemic Future in the Canadian Science Community
October 2020 Canadian Science Policy Conference — University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Functional genomics of Vibrio pathogenesis and environmental persistence
August 2020 Canadian Student Health Research Forum — University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Awarded CIHR Silver Award A DNA Cruciform Structure Regulates Virulence Gene Expression in Human Pathogenic Vibrio species
June 2020 Professional Research and Education Program Graduate Student Research Day — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
A Regulator of Sugar Metabolism Implicated in the Secretion and Virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
May 2019 Professional Research and Education Program Graduate Student Research Day — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Awarded Graduate Student Research Day Platform Presentation Award Type III Secretion System Gene Expression and Virulence is Regulated by a DNA Cruciform Structure at the exsA promoter in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
November 2019 Genomes to Biology: The 8th International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios — McGill University, Montreal, QC
Awarded People's Choice Award Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces for Equitable Active Learning
May 2019 Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
The Multimodal Lifestyle of Marine Vibrios
January 2019 Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Flipping the Switch on Bacterial Pathogenesis: How the Leading Cause of Seafood-borne Gastroenteritis - Vibrio parahaemolyticus - Regulates Virulence
January 2019 LGBTSTEMinar 2019 — Institute of Physics, London, UK
Linking Phenotype and Pathogen Genomics: TnSeq and Next Generation DNA Sequencing
May 2018 Professional Research and Education Program Graduate Student Research Day — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Vibrio parahaemolyticus: A Versatile Pathogen Living a Dual-Lifestyle
February 2018 Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Student Seminar — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Biofuel Production set to Spike: Identification of Biofuel Producing Enzymes in the Porcupine Microbiome
October 2016 2016 iGEM Giant Jamboree — iGEM, Boston, MA
Poster Presentations (20)
Vibrio parahaemolyticus integrons encode novel antiphage defences
November 2024 Getz, L.J.*, Qian, A.L., Fairburn, S.R., Liu, Y.V., Maxwell, K.L.
Third Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium — Toronto, ON
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Defence Hotspot Encodes Two Novel DNA Glycosylase-Based Enzymes Restricting Phage Replication
November 2024 Qian, A.L.*, Getz, L.J., Lee, Y-J, Weigele, P.R., Maxwell, K.L.
Third Annual Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium — Toronto, ON
Vibrio parahaemolyticus integrons encode novel antiphage defences
October 2024 Getz, L.J.*, Qian, A.L., Fairburn, S.R., Liu, Y.V., Maxwell, K.L.
Annual Biochemistry Department Retreat — Toronto, ON
Identifying and Characterizing Novel Anti-Phage Defense Systems in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
July 2024 Fairburn, S.R.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
BCH/MGY Summer Student Research Session — Toronto, ON
Survive or Succumb: Exploring anti-phage defence in V. parahaemolyticus
July 2024 Liu, Y.V.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
BCH/MGY Summer Student Research Session — Toronto, ON
Identification of a Novel Phage Defence Hotspot in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
June 2024 Getz, L.J.*, Fairburn, S.R., Liu, Y.V., Qian, A.L., Maxwell, K.L.
73rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — London, ON
Novel DNA glycosylase-based enzyme restricts phage replication in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
June 2024 Qian, A.L.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
73rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — London, ON
The Development of a Natural Transformation-CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
March 2024 Fairburn, S.R.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
Ontario Biology Day 2024 — Toronto, ON
Investigating V. parahaemolyticus defence against a novel jumbophage
March 2024 Liu, Y.V.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
Ontario Biology Day — Toronto, ON
Identification of a Novel Phage Defence Hotspot in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
April 2024 Getz, L.J.*, Fairburn, S.R., Liu, V.L., Qian, A.L., Maxwell, K.L.
2024 Symposium on the Immune System of Bacteria — Boston, USA
A Start to Phage Therapy: Characterization of Bacteriophages against a Marine Foodborne Pathogen
July 2023 Liu, Y.V.*, Getz, L.J., Maxwell, K.L.
BCH/MGY Summer Student Research Session — Toronto, ON
Transposon Sequencing Identifies a Genetic Paradigm for Chitin Utilization in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
June 2023 Robinson, O.*, Getz, L.J., Thomas, N.A.
72nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — Halifax, NS
Understanding the Global Antiphage Defence Arsenal of a Pandemic Foodborne Pathogen
June 2023 Getz, L.J.*, Maxwell, K.L.
72nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — Halifax, NS
The Best Defence is a Good Offence: Understanding Antiphage Defence in V. parahaemolyticus for more Effective Phage Therapy
October 2022 Getz, L.J.*, Maxwell, K.L.
2022 QAtCanSTEM Colloquium — Halifax, NS
A DNA junction superstructure regulates Type III Secretion System gene expression and virulence in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
June 2019 Getz, L.J., Brown, J.M., Thomas, N.A.*
69th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists — Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
Type III Secretion System Gene Expression and Virulence is Regulated by a DNA Cruciform Structure at the exsA promoter in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
November 2019 Getz, L.J.*, Brown, J.M., Thomas, N.A.
Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics Research Retreat — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Linking Phenotype and Pathogen Genomics: TnSeq and Next Generation DNA Sequencing
April 2018 Getz, L.J.*, Comeau, A., Langille, M.G.I., Thomas, N.A.
23rd Annual Infectious Disease Research Day — Centre for Vaccinology, Halifax, NS
HlyU and H-NS act as a Genetic Switch for Transcriptional Control of the Type-III Secretion System I Master Regulator exsA
November 2017 Getz, L.J.*, Thomas, N.A.
ASM Vibrio2017 — American Society of Microbiology, Chicago, IL
Discovery of a Genetic Switch in Vibrio parahaemolyticus that Contributes to Host Cell Death during Infection
April 2017 Getz, L.J.*, Thomas, N.A.
22nd Annual Infectious Disease Research Day — Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Biofuel Production set to Spike: Identification of Biofuel Producing Enzymes in the Porcupine Microbiome
October 2016 Getz, L.J.*, Finlayson-Trick, E.C.L., Hagar, M., Slaine, P.D., Thornbury, M., Lamourerux, E., Cook, J., Langille, M.G.I., Murray, L.E., McCormick, C., Rohde, J.R., Cheng, Z.
2016 iGEM Giant Jamboree — iGEM, Boston, MA
Teaching & Student Supervision
Courses Taught and Course Design
Lecturer, BIOL 3037: Life Rewritten
Dalhousie University
Course Designer, MICI2100DE (Distance Education)
Dalhousie University
Course Designer, CHEM 1011/1021 and CHEM 1012/1022 (Distance Education)
Dalhousie University
Course Designer, BIOL3037: Life Rewritten
Dalhousie University
Lecturer, CHEM 1011/1021 and CHEM 1012/1022
Dalhousie University
Teaching Assistant, CHEM 1011/1021 and CHEM 1012/1022
Dalhousie University
Teaching Assistant, MICI 2100
Dalhousie University
Teaching Assistant, CHEM 1011/1021 and CHEM 1012/1022
Dalhousie University
Student Supervision
Graduate Students
Sam Fairburn, University of Toronto — Biochemistry Winter 2025 - Present
Valmic Mukund, University of Toronto — Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Winter 2024 - Present
Amy Qian, University of Toronto — Biochemistry Fall 2023 - Present
Nicholas Chen, University of Toronto — Biochemistry - Rotation Fall 2023
Minseo (Bella) Kim, University of Toronto — Biochemistry - Rotation Fall 2023
Surani Weerasundarage, University of Toronto — Biochemistry - Rotation Winter 2023
Co-op Students
Faie Shahbaz, University of Waterloo — Nanotechnology Engineering Winter/Summer 2026
Mahnoor Butt, University of Waterloo — Computational Chemistry Winter/Summer 2025
Lauren Bryan, University of Waterloo — Biology Fall 2024
Sam Fairburn, University of Waterloo — Biochemistry Winter/Summer 2024, Summer 2025
Undergraduate Students
Vivian Liu, University of Toronto — Biochemistry 2023 - 2025
Alexandra Chow, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2021 - 2022
Justin Brown, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2019 - 2022
Kareem Abdelgabar, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2020
Lauren Sobot, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2020
Jastina Mahendrarajah, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2019
Phoebe Phonchareon, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2019
Divya Thomas, Dalhousie University — Microbiology & Immunology 2018
Awards & Honors
2026
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Prize - Microbiology Society 1000 GBP Prize
2025
- Knowles Postdoctoral Research Prize - Canadian Society of Microbiologists $500 CAD Prize
2024
- Gray-Doolittle Awards for Research Excellence - Institute of Comparative Genomics $300 CAD Prize
2023
- Connell Award for Best All Round Post Doctoral Fellow $500 CAD Award
- GSK-EPIC Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowship in Antimicrobial Resistance - EPIC $120,000 CAD Award
- CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship - Canadian Institutes of Health Research $170,000 CAD Award
2022
- Design2Learn (D2L) Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning - STLHE $3000 CAD Award to Team
- Armand-Frappier Outstanding Graduate Student Award - CSM $500 CAD Award
2021
- Canadian College of Microbiologists Symposium Award - CSM $500 CAD Award
- Educational Leadership Award for Collaborative Teaching - Dalhousie CLT
2020
- CIHR Silver Award - Canadian Student Health Research Forum $250 CAD Award
2019
- People's Choice Award - 8th International Conference on the Biology of Vibrios $200 CAD Award
- President's Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award - Dalhousie University $500 CAD Award
- PREP Graduate Student Research Day Platform Presentation Award $200 CAD Award
- Faculty of Medicine Excellence in Research Award - Dalhousie University $1000 CAD Award
- Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship - NSERC $150,000 CAD Award
- Killam Graduate Scholarship - Killam Foundation $90,000 CAD Award
- Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Excellence in Research Award $1,000 CAD Prize
- Alexander Graham Bell Canadian Graduate Scholarship Doctoral - NSERC $35,000 CAD Award
- HHMI Tuition Scholarship - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories $1500 USD Award
2018
- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholars Award $10,000 CAD Award
- Alexander Graham Bell Canadian Graduate Scholarship Masters - NSERC $17,500 CAD Award
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship $10,000 CAD Award
2017
- Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Honours Research $100 CAD Award
- Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship $10,000 CAD Award
- Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Prize
- Honours Student Prize $100 CAD Award
2016
- NSERC University Summer Research Award $6,000 CAD Award
2015
- Dalhousie University In-Course Scholarship $250 CAD Award
2013
- Dalhousie University Entrance Scholarship $750 CAD Award
- Alexander Rutherford Scholarship $2,500 CAD Award
Scholarly & Professional Activities
Grant Review Panels
Peer Reviewer, Canadian Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral program
2026 Canadian Institutes of Health Research
EPIC Ignite Grants
2025 Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium
Peer Reviewer, CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral
2025 Canadian Institutes of Health Research
EPIC Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowship
2024 Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium
Youth Reviewer, Healthy Youth Catalyst Grant
2023 Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Peer Reviewer, CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral
2024 - 2025 Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Observer, NSHRF Peer-Review Panel
2018 Dalhousie University
Journal Referee
Nature Microbiology, Nature Communications, Microbial Genomics, PLoS Computational Biology, Nature Reviews Genetics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Microbiology Spectrum, mSystems, Microbiome
Conference Organization
External Advisor, 2SLGBTQ+ in STEM Conference
2024 - 2025 Toronto Metropolitan University
ASM Young Ambassador, 73rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
2023 - 2024 Western University
ASM Young Ambassador, 72nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
2022 - 2023 Dalhousie University
External Advisor, 3rd Annual QAtCanSTEM Colloquium
2022 Mount Saint Vincent University
ASM Young Ambassador, 71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
2021 - 2022 University of Guelph
Organizing Committee Member, CCfV/ID Research Day
2021 - 2022 Dalhousie University
Primary Conference Organizer, 1st Annual QAtCanSTEM Colloquium
2019 - 2020 Dalhousie University
Scientific Society Membership
Member, Microbiology Society 2025 - Present
Member, Applied Microbiology International 2025 - Present
Member, Canadian Society of Microbiologists 2021 - Present
Member, American Society for Microbiology 2017 - Present
ASM Young Ambassador to Canada, American Society for Microbiology 2022 - 2024
Student Member, Nova Scotia Institute of Science 2017 - 2022
Governmental Consultation & Advising
Mentor, Chief Science Advisor of Canada's Youth Council
Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada
Consultant, Tri-Agency Training Strategy External Advisory Committee
NSERC, on behalf of the Tri-Agency
Member, Chief Science Advisor's Youth Council
Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada
Participant, NSERC 2030: A Strategic Plan
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Participant, Chief Science Advisor of Canada's Open Science Dialogues
Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada
Observer, Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19: Zoonosis
Office of the Chief Science Advisor, Government of Canada
Consultant, CIHR Self-Identification Questionnaire Review
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Institutional Service
Founder, Pride in Microbiology Network Present
Founder, Queer Atlantic Canadian STEM (QAtCanSTEM) July 2019-September 2022
Board Member, Scientists of the Maritimes October 2019-December 2021
Graduate Student Representative, Institute for Comparative Genomics 2021 - 2022
Graduate Student Representative, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University 2017 - 2019
Community Outreach & EDI Efforts
Co-Founder, Pride in Microbiology
2023 - Present Panelist, American Society of Microbiology IDEAA Committee
December 2024 Panelist, Applied Microbiology International
November 2024 Board Member, Board of Directors, Scientists of the Maritimes
2019 - 2021 Founder, Queer Atlantic Canadian Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (QAtCanSTEM)
2019 - 2023 Media & News
2026
- UofT Medicine Magazine: "Why Equity Matters" (Winter 2026)
2025
- The Microbiologist: "Pride in Microbiology Network: the road so far" (November 17, 2025)
- Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium: "Newly identified bacterial defence systems open avenues for treating drug resistant infections" (February 25, 2025)
2023
- Microbiology Society: "Introducing the Pride in Microbiology Network" (August 24, 2023)
- Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium: "Landon J. Getz receives inaugural GSK EPIC Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowship in Antimicrobial Resistance" (June 15, 2023)
2022
- Canadian Society of Microbiologists: "Meet the Microbiologist: Landon Getz" (March 16, 2022)
2021
- Dal News: "Making science a better place: Student‑led group expands efforts to create community for LGBTQ+ in STEM" (August 18, 2021)
- Dal News: "Excellence in education: Meet this year's Dalhousie teaching award winners" (June 23, 2021)
- Scientists in School: "Spotlight with Scientists in School: Landon Getz, Award Winning Post-Secondary Educator" (March 1, 2021)
2020
- Simcoe Reformer: "Why deliberately infecting healthy young volunteers with COVID-19 virus can be done ethically" (October 22, 2020)
- CBC News: "How microbes could help clean up Nova Scotia's abandoned mines" (August 6, 2020)
- 980 CKNW - The Jill Bennett Show: "Conversation on coronavirus vaccines and treatments" (April 23, 2020)
- 570 NEWS: Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke: "Conversation on coronavirus vaccines and treatments" (April 16, 2020)
- Dal News: "Creating a deeper sense of community for LGBTQ+ scientists" (January 30, 2020)
- The Signal: "Halifax event connects queer voices in STEM" (January 20, 2020)
- CBC Nova Scotia's Information Morning Radio Show: "QAtCanSTEM Colloquium: Being Queer in STEM" (January 17, 2020)
- Halifax's The Coast: "A first-of-its-kind queer STEM conference is in Halifax this weekend" (January 16, 2020)
2019
- The National Post: "Breakthrough or a threat? Research on genetics of same-sex behaviour ignites ethical debate" (December 6, 2019)
- HalifaxToday.ca: "Halifax-based group building queer community in STEM fields" (November 24, 2019)
- The Sheldon McLeod Show: "QAtCanSTEM and Being a Queer Scientist" (November 22, 2019)
- The Dalhousie Gazette: "Urban Garden is one of Dalhousie's hidden gems" (September 27, 2019)
- Dal News: "Pride in STEM" (July 25, 2019)
- Dal News: "Teachers who inspire: Meet this year's recipients of Dal's university‑wide teaching awards" (June 20, 2019)
- Current Exchange: A blog by CSHL Meetings and Courses: "Visitor of the Week: Landon Getz" (June 14, 2019)
- Dal News: "Government of Canada selects Dal PhDs and Postdocs for its most esteemed awards" (May 16, 2019)
- CBC Nova Scotia's Information Morning Radio Show: "On the Call for a Moratorium on Germline Genome Editing" (February 2019)
2018
- CBC Nova Scotia's Information Morning Radio Show: "LGBTSTEMDAY: Inclusion and Diversity in STEM with Portia Clarke, live in studio" (July 2018)